Session 47 John 2:6-3:5

Key Points:

Jesus’ turning water into wine is the first of 7 “signs the gospel writer uses to show Jesus’ divinity. (Jesus has he power to create.) He can create a new person in us, too, if we walk with him.

Jesus calling his mother “Woman” was not disrespectful: Words and customs change meaning over time, (a term of respect(?) Jesus (sinless)honored his mother and father , lived the Commandment. In Garden of Eden, God said he would put emnity between Satan and the Woman. (Mary is the new Eve; her “Yes” to God contradicted Eve’s “No.” In Revelation 12 we see the “Woman” (not named, but Mary) with a crown of 2 stars. The temple (“sanctuary”) building will be destroyed, but Jesus is the NEW temple....HE is there as our Sanctuary. “Born again” means a changed life once we walk with Christ. The seeds are sown at our Baptism. If we know we are to be Baptised and don’t do it, we are disobedient. Baptism imparts grace which gives us strength! ( There is a connection between the intellectual assent and the physical act!!!)

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(Note: This blog is a supplement to the "Catholic Doctrine Bible Study" Podcast. The podcase is available for both iOS and Android) All Christians should want a closer relationship with God. Toward that end, all Christians should read the Bible! But there are so many conflicting interpretations that Bible study can be confusing if not disheartening. Which church, if any, has the God-given authority to interpret the Bible? (Listen to Session 1, if no other, to see why there can only be one answer to that question.) In this study, you will see the doctrines of the Catholic Church come alive as we go through each book of the entire Bible from a uniquely Catholic perspective. As we come across passages where there are differences in interpretation between the Catholic Church and other groups, we will point them out, and show why the Catholic Church, the one Church founded by Christ, is the one you can rely on for the Fullness of Truth. The sessions are filled w...

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